People using improved drinking water sources in Switzerland
Switzerland: People using improved drinking water sources was 0.2871 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile
People using improved drinking water sources in Switzerland, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 0.2871 people for people using improved drinking water sources in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 110.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using improved drinking water sources in Switzerland peaked at 0.2949 people in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0 people, in 2000.
That places Switzerland 181st out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
People using improved drinking water sources in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0 people | — |
| 2001 | 0.0088 people | — |
| 2002 | 0 people | -100.0% |
| 2003 | 0 people | — |
| 2004 | 0 people | — |
| 2005 | 0.124 people | — |
| 2006 | 0 people | -100.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0186 people | — |
| 2008 | 0.2168 people | +1068.4% |
| 2009 | 0 people | -100.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0703 people | — |
| 2011 | 0.1738 people | +147.2% |
| 2012 | 0 people | -100.0% |
| 2013 | 0 people | — |
| 2014 | 0.1367 people | — |
| 2015 | 0 people | -100.0% |
| 2016 | 0.1211 people | — |
| 2017 | 0 people | -100.0% |
| 2018 | 0.25 people | — |
| 2019 | 0.0742 people | -70.3% |
| 2020 | 0 people | -100.0% |
| 2021 | 0.2949 people | — |
| 2022 | 0 people | -100.0% |
| 2023 | 0 people | — |
| 2024 | 0.2871 people | — |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0368 people | 0 people | 0.2168 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0826 people | 0 people | 0.25 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1164 people | 0 people | 0.2949 people | 5 |
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- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.2925 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.4333 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.458 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.33 °C (2025)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Production, annual growth rate -7.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Production, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Production, per capita 0.0051 m3 per person (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Import quantity, annual growth rate -0.4315 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using improved drinking water sources in Switzerland?
- People using improved drinking water sources in Switzerland was 0.2871 people in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest people using improved drinking water sources recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2949 people in 2021.
- What is the lowest people using improved drinking water sources recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 people in 2000.
- How does Switzerland rank for people using improved drinking water sources?
- Switzerland ranks 181st out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using improved drinking water sources rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 110.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of People using improved drinking water sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people using only unimproved drinking water sources.